Study Questions

  1. What are some of the reasons Wolf-Devine gives for why women and minorities are not proportionally represented in academia other than discrimination? Are these reasons plausible in your view? Why or why not?
  2. Wolf-Devine seems to think poverty-related issues have played just as much of a role in the under-representation of minorities in academia as discrimination has. Do you think this is true? Why or why not?
  3. Do you agree that intellectual diversity is important in academia? If so, how do you think it is best achieved? Explain your answer.
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